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January 20 2021

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A street procession of a golden temple chariot, ratha, carried on a wheeled cart through a crowded Indian city lane. A shirtless man in a blue-green cloth stands on the golden chariot tending its decorations, while men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees push and walk alongside. Several large ornate umbrellas in pink, blue and gold colours are held over the procession. Shuttered shops and colourful banners line the street, with a gopuram temple tower visible at left.2021-01-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20112011-12-20A street procession in a Tamil town. A golden palanquin with a red and gold canopy and a green-wrapped pole carries a deity image beneath a red cloth panel showing a standing figure. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside it, a bare-chested man in a red cloth wears rudraksha, and a man in orange dhoti pushes the palanquin. A police officer stands among onlookers and shops with Tamil signage line the road. No figure with distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable, so this is a festival procession with devotees and crowd.2012-06-05December 20 20112011-12-20A street procession at a Tamil Nadu temple: a golden ratha carrying deity murtis garlanded with yellow and white flowers, under a multicoloured canopy with tasselled fringe. In the foreground a man in orange robes, bare-shouldered with a red garland, stands on the cart near a golden bull-shaped figure, and a bald priest in orange robes and white dhoti with a gold chain stands below. A man in white dhoti and orange cloth stands beside him. Uniformed police officers line the crowd, and many onlookers watch from the street and from balconies. Shops and a banner reading Sri Arunachaleswarar Temple appear in the background.2011-12-20A street procession in Madurai at dusk, with a wooden ratha-style float carrying decorated deity murti under an orange and purple fringed canopy. The murti are draped in red cloth and garlanded with white and yellow flowers. Two bare-chested men in white and blue dhotis push the float from the front, and a shirtless youth in an orange sash and orange dhoti walks alongside. A man in a light shirt and tan dhoti stands on the float near the canopy. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the right. Shops, shuttered storefronts and signs line the street, and a timestamp reads 07/06/2025 18:29. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2025-07-06A street procession in an Indian town with a large crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, along with some people in orange clothing, moving past shops and signboards. At the centre, a decorated golden ratha/chariot carries a deity murti under a striped canopy, with garlands, colourful draping and orange flags. A figure in orange robes walks beside the chariot near the front. Temple gopuram towers are visible in the background under a pale sky. Shopfronts display Tamil-script signs and banners in red and yellow, and a tractor with a trailer appears at the lower right. Many people line the roadway on both sides.2011-12-20April 14 20242024-04-14Night street procession in a crowded Tamil Nadu town lined with bright white string lights and colourful signboards, including a blue sign reading Sri Karpagambal and a red sign reading Iraiyapriya Sri Vanga Ayurvedic style text. A decorated wooden chariot or palanquin carries a deity murti garlanded with flowers and green draping, under a striped rainbow canopy topped by a gold finial. Bare-chested men in white dhotis and pink or purple cloths walk alongside and steady the chariot, one holding a lion-faced decorative element. Police in khaki uniform stand at the left edge, and many devotees in yellow, teal and white shirts or dhotis press around the procession. A timestamp reads 12-Apr-2024 7:43:04 pm and a caption reads Mandagapattu day 1. No identifiable a person candidate is present.2024-04-12A festival procession with a decorated wooden ratha bearing a deity murti garlanded with thick bands of yellow and red marigold and rose garlands, flower-covered and lit by oil lamps. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands on the ratha steps, reaching down toward a brass vessel. Another shirtless man in white dhoti stands on the platform holding a red pillar. Surrounding devotees in saffron and orange robes, some women in orange and yellow saris, and a uniformed police officer stand at the chariot's edge. Fruit, a kalasha-style pot and offerings sit on the ratha base beneath the car's red and blue frame.2021-01-16 +1 copiesJanuary 20 20212021-01-20Night street procession on a busy town road lit by sodium street lamps and shop signs. A white-clad figure walks beside a deity palanquin decorated with orange and white flower garlands, lit by floodlights, while a large red and multicoloured fringed ceremonial umbrella is carried over a white-draped figure at right. Dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis walks along, with uniformed police officers in khaki and blue caps at the edges. Multi-storey buildings with balconies and shop boards line the street. The devotional processional scene matches a Koadikkan Ratha Yatra stop.2006-10-27